And while the toll on life and property has been glaringly evident in the days and weeks since the outbreak of the fires, what's still not known is the cause - some place the blame on climate change and others place it on utility companies. But there are some people, like conservative strategist Mike Tokes, who don't buy either story. Instead, Tokes and those like him think there is more to the story.

Another highly unusual issue with the California wild fires is the melting of aluminum and steel.

Forest fires cannot melt steel beams.

Also, if you look in the first photo, only the car has been damaged, but all surrounding areas are fine?

Following his initial tweet questioning the source of the supposed wildfires in California, Tokes went on to provide a platform for perhaps one of the craziest theories out there - one that involves the United States government using a system of direct energy weapons (lasers) to target and ignite specific plots of land conspiracy theorists claim shares the path of a proposed high-speed rail system.

Here are a few "user submitted" images of the lasers that Tokes thinks could have played a role in the fires.

It's no shocker to say that people have been having a little fun with Tokes' posts, including one Twitter user who said there was a good reason why the rail system and fires seem to be going down the same path:

The rail line is planned that way because it follows certain geographic features. Perhaps that same geology also facilitates the spread of the fires?

See, a perfectly logical explanation that doesn't involve space lasers and a complete abandonment of reason.

I wish it were that easy, but some people don't want to accept reason and instead buy into the whole "the government is using science-fiction technology to kick us off our land" conspiracy theory shared by the likes of Mike Tokes and any other number of conspiracy theorists.